Safety rules for winter fishing
Winter fishing attracts many anglers. They are looking forward to the opening of the season and will not wait for the first ice to go on their first fishing trip.
Let's moderate their ardor a little and tell them about safety when on the ice of the reservoir.
Usually, the thickness of the ice is considered to be 5-7 centimeters. Walking on thin ice is always fraught with unplanned bathing. If the ice is transparent, then its thickness can be determined by the cracks, but if it is sprinkled with snow, which may well mask the washout, then your best assistant is a peshnya. Check the ice in front of you with it, like a sapper looking for mines with a probe.
And if you fall through the ice, a foot placed on the edge of the ice will help you get out of the polynya. The reliability of ice can also be determined by its color. The yellowish or matte-white color of ice is considered unreliable. It has a porous structure and will not be durable.
On reservoirs, avoid the work sites of hydrants, water intakes and engineering structures for the discharge of water. The currents created by them are capable of forming gullies in the ice at a sufficiently large distance, which is not very scary because of their visibility, or thinning the ice, which creates terrible water traps.
Move carefully on slippery and wet ice. Put your feet "herringbone", do not keep your hands in your pockets, and hold the fishing box and ice drill like a rifle behind your back. If you fall, you can get a very unpleasant back injury. Carry them on your shoulder to throw them away in case of a fall, or even better, have a sled.
Train yourself to put a piece of hose on its sharp end when transporting the foot, so as not to injure yourself or other people. And we need to learn how to fall properly. You should always fall on your side, slightly grouped.
If you do not see your heels flying up to the sky when you fall, you will get off with a little fright. Bare ice is very slippery. I advise you to use the simplest purchased ice floes or make yourself out of nail-punched cans.
In conclusion, there are a few simple rules.
Do not go out on the ice at night, during fog or rain.
Check the ice on foot.
A group of fishermen should move at a distance of several meters one after the other.
Move the load from the back to one shoulder, or better buy a sled for transporting heavy loads.
Have a rope with a weight in stock, which can save your life in case of unplanned bathing.
Do not drink alcohol on ice. The first ice, the last ice and alcohol do not lead to good.
If someone has fallen through the ice, do not try to get close to him, so as not to keep company in the ice hole. Lie down on the ice and throw a rope, a belt, tied straps from the boxes and slowly crawling pull the walrus out of the hole.
Department of Emergency Situations of Karatal district